Book Lover's Holiday Giveaway Hop

Disgruntled Bear is part of this ginormous (more than 250 participating) giveaway hop. The next stop is at the blog of Michelle Madow, whose book, Remembrance, looks all kinds of awesome!*

*And I hope she sends me a signed copy for saying so. 

But first...

I'm giving away a prize pack (open internationally) that includes:

An early copy (signed) of the new edition of Minder... 

... a Spencer Hill Press tote bag (ooh, stylish!), and a bunch of SWAG, including bookmarks, guitar picks, stickers--and maybe a candy cane or something, in honor of the holidays.

To enter, become a follower here at Disgruntled Bear and post a comment below. Write anything (clean) you want--"Happy Holidays," "I hope I win," "Kneel before Zod!"--whatever. I'll use random.org to pick the winner and announce it on December 7th.

Easy, right? 

If you're a first-timer here and are wondering about this Minder book, it's the first book of the Ganzfield series, and #5, Operative, will be released next March: 

Sixteen-year-old Maddie Dunn is special, but she needs to figure out how to use her new abilities before somebody else gets hurt. Ganzfield is a secret training facility full of people like her, but it's not exactly a nurturing place.

Every social interaction carries the threat of mind-control. A stray thought can burn a building to the ground. And people's nightmares don't always stay in their own heads. 

But it's still better than New Jersey.  Especially once she meets the man of her dreams…

Read an excerpt.

Best YA Series of the Year 
"Clever and creative...this book sucked me in and would not let me go--not that I would have wanted it to." – Escape Between The Pages
http://escapebetweenthepages.blogspot.com/2010/07/review-minder-by-kate-kaynaks.html

A Reading Teen "What to Read This Summer" Pick
"Absolutely flawless!" – Reading Teen
http://www.readingteen.net/2010/06/arc-giveaway-of-minder-by-kate-kaynak.html 

A Reader's Choice Awards Top 5 pick for "BEST YA SERIES OF 2010," "BEST YA BOOK" (Minder), "BEST PARANORMAL ROMANCE" (Adversary), "BEST SECONDARY CHARACTER" (Trevor), and "BEST COUPLE" (Maddie and Trevor) – Mindful Musings
http://themindfulmusingsbookblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/winner-best-ya-and-adult-series-of-2010.html

Book Launch-Day 1

And Accused is officially out... now!

I'm really excited about this one, and I want to share the giddy. Sooo, I'm going to offer a signed set of the first four Ganzfield books here in a giveaway. And I'm making this one international. 

To enter, post a response to this question: 

Who is more of a Jedi? 

A) Trevor 

B) Zack

C) I have no idea who these guys are, so I need to win these books

I'll give you one chance for your post, and an extra chance for being a follower, as well as for each link you post to Facebook, Twitter, your blog, etc. Please include the links in your comment and post by midnight (EDT) Thursday, August 18th. I'll use random.org to pick the winner and announce on Friday. 

YA Bound also has a Ganzfield giveaway!
http://yabound.blogspot.com/2011/08/giveaway-signed-copy-of-accused-by-kate.html

Check back throughout the week for more launch festivities and giveaways. Happy Launch Day! 

Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop

Welcome to Disgruntled Bear! I'm Kate, the author of the Ganzfield books and one of the editors at Spencer Hill Press. I usually post about writing and publishing YA books... or I show funny YouTube videos. It's a mixed bag.

For the giveaway, I'm offering you a choice of a signed copy of my book Minder (shipped to a US mailing address) or a PDF file of the enhanced version (emailed anywhere on the planet) as part of this giveaway.

To enter, just leave a comment below by midnight EDT Sunday, March 20th. The comment can be anything (clean) that you want; feel free to just post, "I want to read MINDER!"

That's all you need to do.  Easy, huh?

Want extra chances? I'll give you +1 chance if you're a follower and +1 for every link to this website that you post on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, etc. (please include the links with your comment). I'll also give you +1 chance if you "like" Ganzfield on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ganzfield/116604475016600

The next stop on the blog hop is: Snarky Mamma http://snarkymamma.blogspot.com/
The complete list can be found here:
http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/p/giveaway-hop.html

Thanks for stopping by!

So what's this Minder all about? Well...




Minder

Sixteen-year-old Maddie Dunn is special, but she needs to figure out how to use her new abilities before somebody else gets hurt. Ganzfield is a secret training facility full of people like her, but it's not exactly a nurturing place.
Every social interaction carries the threat of mind-control.
A stray thought can burn a building to the ground.
And people's nightmares don't always stay in their own heads.
But it's still better than New Jersey, especially once she meets the man of her dreams…

Find out more about what Escape Between the Pages called "The Best YA Series of the Year" at www.Ganzfield.com.

Another Giveaway!

OK, just for fun.  I'll give away a signed copy of Minder, Adversary, or the ARC of Legacy (when it's available) to a randomly selected commenter.  Post a comment below by midnight (EDT) Tuesday, September 28th. I'll give +1 additional chance for followers and +1 for every link you post back here (Facebook, Twitter, blog, website, etc.). I'll also add +1 for every review of Minder or Adversary you post on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, Shelfari, LibraryThing, etc.

Yeah, I'm putting all my creativity into the next book, so I'm just gonna throw another giveaway.  Anyone complaining? :)

Happy Weekend! 

Giveaway!

Hi folks,

I'm in the home stretch on the book now, facing a supply crisis in my coffee distribution, and wondering if it makes more sense to change one final part in my story--or just explain it better.

But here's something to keep you busy:

Writing is a Blessing

June, one of the earliest BFFs, has a giveaway on her blog today. Despite the fact that every additional entrant reduces MY chances of winning, I thought I'd share the link.

Happy Friday!